The Irish Times

Ger Lyons not surprised at growth of Ireland’s Breeders’ Cup raiding party

New faces among those trying their luck to win some of the overall $31m pot

Mon Nov 01 2021 - 15:48

Tarnawa could be leading player for Weld in Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe

Weld sees Japanese mare Chrono Genesis as being as big a danger to Tarnawa as any of the European classic winners

Mon Sept 27 2021 - 19:29

No fairytale ending for John Oxx but golden memories will linger long

Trainer saddles his final runners at the Curragh before retiring

Mon Nov 02 2020 - 15:06

Johnny Murtagh to train for the Aga Khan in Ireland

Pair had a high profile split in 2012 when Murtagh was a jockey for the owner

Tue Oct 20 2020 - 16:40

Princess Zoe primed for tilt at Prix-Royal Oak at Longchamp

Tony Mullins’s Prix Du Cadran winner bidding for a sixth successive win

Mon Oct 19 2020 - 20:04

Brian O’Connor: John Oxx’s rare skill was never getting in the way of talent

Former champion trainer John Oxx to call time on training career after 41 years

Mon Oct 12 2020 - 20:10

Tony Mullins eyes Group One glory in Paris with Princess Zoe

Trip and ground not to trouble talented mare in €180,000 Prix Du Cadran, says handler

Tue Sept 29 2020 - 17:48

Dundalk’s €2.5m resurfacing on schedule to finish in June

Flat season could be extended into December with racing suspended due to coronavirus

Sun Apr 05 2020 - 20:03

My favourite sporting moment: When Sea The Stars showed us what perfection looks like

In 2009, the John Oxx-trained colt capped a dream summer at Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe

Thu Apr 02 2020 - 06:00

The sporting decade that was: Harzand earns place in history for team of true champions

‘I had won 22 classics but not an Epsom Derby. It had to be done. It was important to me.’

Thu Dec 26 2019 - 12:00

O’Brien bids to extend remarkable Beresford Stakes dominance

John Hammond, trainer Of Montjeu, announces his retirement

Wed Sept 25 2019 - 01:00

Pinatubo puts in one of the great juvenile performances

Appleby-trained colt cut to 6-4 for the Guineas after thrilling nine-length rout

Sun Sept 15 2019 - 19:58

Magical tops the betting for Leopardstown’s Irish Champion Stakes

Aidan O’Brien prepares to tackle Champions Weekend with strength in depth

Tue Sept 10 2019 - 18:10

Leopardstown bring race times forward to avoid clash with All-Ireland replay

€1.25m Irish Champion Stakes will now start over two hours earlier at 4.15pm

Mon Sept 02 2019 - 17:03

Sheikh Mohammed’s representative sorry to see Curragh chief executive go

Osborne still optimistic about the future of beleaguered €81m facility

Tue Jul 16 2019 - 01:02

Benie Des Dieux can end Willie Mullins' season on another high

Aidan O’Brien targets a 10th 2,000 Guineas success at Newmarket on Saturday

Sat May 04 2019 - 11:15

Jockey Fran Berry forced to retire due to injury

38-year-old suffered spinal injuries in a fall at Wolverhampton on January 29th

Mon Apr 01 2019 - 11:38

John Oxx and Patrick Prendergast to join forces from the Curragh

Sea The Stars trainer will work with Prendergast’s promising filly Skitter Scatter

Fri Jan 11 2019 - 16:47

Mullins ponders options for Footpad’s planned return to action at Navan

English trainer Whittington planning an Irish raid with Saint Calvados

Wed Nov 07 2018 - 01:00

Innovation awards: Finalists tackling refugee aid, data privacy and equine health

This year’s innovation award finalists in the IT and Fintech category address major social and tech challenges

Thu Oct 04 2018 - 12:15

Equine Medirecord a leader in the race to simplify data management

One of three Fintech and IT finalists in the 2018 Innovation Awards, the Kildare-based firm’s web platform and phone app is backed by leading trainers

Thu Oct 04 2018 - 02:14

Magic Wand heads powerful Ballydoyle team in Saturday’s Irish Oaks

Aidan O’Brien aims to maintain successful run in Curragh classics

Tue Jul 17 2018 - 06:00

Hopes grow for protocol which permits comprehensive testing of thoroughbreds

Godolphin appears to backtrack on its initial impulse that Masar would run in Irish Derby

Mon Jun 04 2018 - 17:46

Romanised gatecrashes the party to claim 2,000 Guineas

Ken Condon’s 25-1 shot denies Aidan O’Brien at the Curragh

Sat May 26 2018 - 17:47

Success Days set to try and halt Winx’s winning streak in Sydney

Aidan O’Brien’s first two year old runners of 2018 in action at Dundalk

Tue Apr 10 2018 - 17:50

Going at Cheltenham the softest in over 20 years

John Oxx’s Tullyallen a contender in eve-of-festival mile maiden at Dundalk

Sun Mar 11 2018 - 18:53

Racehorse medication app clears hurdle of trainers’ wariness

Equine MediRecord enables trainers to track complex medication regimes easily

Thu Feb 22 2018 - 05:55

Narrow definition of agriculture an existential threat to racing industry

HRI now desperately seeking a derogation from implications of industrial relations law

Mon Jan 29 2018 - 06:30

John Oxx says racing is ‘astounded’ at new stable staff legislation

Legendary trainer describes regulations as ‘not practical’ and ‘not fair’

Tue Jan 23 2018 - 19:57

Anti-Doping Task Force meeting postponed to next week

CRH chairman Nicky Hartery may be approached to succeed Joe Keeling as HRI chairman

Mon Dec 11 2017 - 16:51

Former chief vet is new chairman of racing’s Anti-Doping Task Force

Task force has been reconvened to break deadlock on how to implement drug-testing procedures

Tue Nov 21 2017 - 18:07

Aidan O’Brien odds-on to score over 30 Group Ones before end of year

Irish trainer readying Champions Day team for Ascot next Saturday

Sun Oct 15 2017 - 18:33

Irish Sportswomen: Top 50 Memorable Moments Part Three - 30 to 21

Every day this week, Mary Hannigan looks at some of the highlights in women’s sport from the last 30 years. Part three looks at 30 to 21

Thu Aug 03 2017 - 08:55

Foot injury forces Cathy Gannon to retire from race riding

Dubliner was inaugural winner of Irish Times Sportswoman of Year award

Sun Jul 23 2017 - 16:19